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Brier Mountain

Brier Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brier Mountain rises to 358 m in Virginia. Cooks Knob stands 653 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkeycock Mountain, a peak 4.2 miles away. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
358 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.83403, -79.61086

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hidden lake Park: 8.8 mi
  • Frances Hurt Park: 11.6 mi
  • Silas Moore Park: 11.7 mi
  • Giles Gateway Park: 11.8 mi
  • Pittsylvania County Courtyard: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 12
Gardens: 8
  • Chatham Hall Arboretum: 12.2 mi
  • Curtis' Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Saponi Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Brush: 16.0 mi
  • Rain Garden: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Family Fun Zone: 20.0 mi
  • Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • Main St. Plaza Pergula: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Danville Welcome Center: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brier Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cooks KnobWNW 290°653 m22.4 mi
Fork MountainW 276°593 m12.8 mi
Smith MountainNNE 11°590 m12.7 mi
Brown HillW 277°556 m23.0 mi
Coles KnobWNW 300°550 m23.8 mi
Beech MountainWNW 284°539 m21.7 mi
Toms KnobWNW 282°531 m10.9 mi
Thornton MountainWNW 286°523 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:30
June solstice06:0020:0320:42
September equinox07:0718:4319:17
December solstice07:2816:2617:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363846556371767468564639
Precip in4.22.84.03.94.54.24.24.15.03.53.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1492629 — Brier Mountain, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356581744

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